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Dolce Vita

Players

3-5

Time

?-?

Age

10+

Weight

1.69

Rating

6.14

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Dolce Vita has a high replayability score due to its strong variability in the gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, and scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The expansions add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. There is ample room for players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between ease of learning and depth of gameplay.

Luck profile

Dolce Vita has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Players are socialites who are trying to take as many high-value luxuries as they can manage. A number of luxuries (boats, mansions, watches, boats, etc.) of values varying from one million to seven million are laid out in a matrix. Players take turn placing power cards in the columns, and after five of the six cards have been played, the highest bid takes the first luxury in the column, the second highest gets the next one up, and so on. However, if you collect a second luxury item you already own, then the newest one replaces the older one, which could mean exchanging a lavish seven million dollar car for a paltry one million dollar one! After the specified number of rounds, the highest valued collection is deemed the best.

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Credits

Designers

1
Reiner Stockhausen

Artists

1
Doris Matthäus

Publishers

1
Hans im Glück

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